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less forever beyond. This is in fact the
the divine adjustment through which hu-
mans in general and every man in
particular gets on successfully. If [?]
[?] the struggle we fly backward re-
linquish its [?] and finally lapse
into hopelss torpidity. If we encounter
the struggle with thoughtful and man-
ful earnestness we [? ?] and
comparative excellence but the [? ?]
eternally eludes our grasp. For
while the good and the better are attainable
the best does not belong to mundane
matters comparative good
always decreasing by inertness or
increasing by continual conquest
is ours.
but supreme good
beneath the skies is a creature of fancy
which if it could be reduced to
fact would reduce us to a state
of perpetual stagnation

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less forever beyond. This is in fact the
the divine adjustment through which hu-
mans in general and every man in
particular gets on successfully. If [?]
[?] the struggle we fly backward re-
linquish its [?] and finally lapse
into hopelss torpidity. If we encounter
the struggle with thoughtful and man-
ful earnestness we [? ?] and
comparative excellence but the [? ?]
eternally eludes our grasp. For
while the good and the better are attainable
the best does not belong to mundane
matters comparative good
always decreasing by inertness or
increasing by continual conquest
is ours.
but supreme good
beneath the skies is a creature of fancy
which if it could be reduced to
fact would reduce us to a state
of perpetual stagnation